Total Crime Rate

314.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 314.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.6 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyng Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 38th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyng Lane (B70 7EU) in the last 12 months was 314.7 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Greets Green and Lyng average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 194.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyng Lane (B70 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyng Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowater Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowater Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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